''Outside the Law'' ( es, Fuera de la ley) is a 1937 Argentine

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directed and written by Manuel Romero. The film premiered on 12 May 1940 in the United States. The film starred

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, and

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It was selected as the tenth greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll conducted by the

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in 1977.

Plot

Juan Robles, the son of a police superintendent, becomes involved in crime and is sentenced to a prison term. After being released, he falls in love with Emilia, a young single mother who rejects him. Obsessed with the woman, Juan and some fellow gangsters kidnap Emilia's little daughter. Pedro Robles, his father, ask his superiors to take the case himself in order to confront his deranged son.

Cast

as Pedro Robles *

as Juan Robles *

as Emilia *

Susy Derqui Susy Derqui was an Argentine actress and cabaret performer.Toni p.56 Selected filmography * ''Radio Bar'' (1936) * ''Outside the Law (1937 film), Outside the Law'' (1937) * ''Margarita, Armando y su padre'' (1939) * ''Vida nocturna'' (1955) Re ...

as Flora *

María Esther Buschiazzo María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971) was an Argentine actress.Seibel, Beatriz (2002). ''Historia del Teatro Argentino: Desde Los Rituales Hasta 1930''. Volume 1. Corregidor, p. 379. Filmography *''Hombre de la esquina rosada'' (1962) *'' La ...

as Juan Robles' mother *Marcos Caplán as Agapito *Pedro Maratea as Enrique Varela *Marcelo Ruggero as Chichilo *Martín Zabalúa as Chief of Police *María Vitaliani as Chichilo's wife *Pedro Laxalt as

Roberto Achával Oscar Aníbal Crudeli (November 11, 1930 – June 27, 1996), better known as Roberto Achával, was an Argentine tango violinist. He became well-known and popular in Argentina following his appearance on the Argentinian television show "Grandes Val ...

*Roberto Blanco as Ñato *Rayito de Sol as Susana Achával *Gerardo Rodríguez as Turkish *

Jorge Lanza Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

as Giménez *Malisa Zini as Babysitter (uncredited)

References

External links

* 1937 films 1930s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Manuel Romero 1930s crime thriller films Argentine crime thriller films 1930s Argentine films {{crime-thriller-film-stub